Law Society of Ontario

Law Society of Ontario
Barreau de l'Ontario
AbbreviationLSO
Founded1797; 227 years ago (1797)
TypeLaw society
HeadquartersOsgoode Hall,
130 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Ontario
Official language
English
French
Treasurer
Jacqueline Horvat[1]
CEO
Diana Miles[2]
AffiliationsFederation of Law Societies of Canada
Websitelso.ca
Formerly called
The Law Society of Upper Canada (1797–2018)

The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; French: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; French: Barreau du Haut-Canada), its name was changed by statute in 2018.

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